Gayne Whitman

Born: 1890-03-19 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: 1958-08-31

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in 213 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films he was credited under his birth name. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. As Alfred Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film Princess of the Dark (1917). Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name." Beginning in 1921, Whitman acted at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles. He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros. On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician, was the narrator on Lassie and Strange as It Seems, and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation and other programs.

Filmography

1989

Rootin' Tootin' Roundup as Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)

1966

Sakima and the Masked Marvel as Voice of the Masked Man

1957

The Helen Morgan Story as Big Ed Wallace (uncredited)

1955

Highway Patrol as Dr. Kennedy

1954

Rails Into Laramie

1953

Dangerous Crossing as Purser (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way as Lawyer Grummet
The Jazz Singer as Mr. Eskow
One Girl's Confession as District Attorney

1952

Big Jim McLain as Dr. Gelster
Strange Fascination as Mr. Lowell

1951

The Living Christ as Judas Iscariot

1947

Moon Rockets as Narrator
Faith of Jairus as Narrator

1946

Prospecting for Petroleum as The Geologist (voice)
Tomorrow's Airplane Today: The Story of the Stratocruiser as Narrator (voice)

1945

Hitchhike to Happiness as Radio Program Announcer (uncredited)
Blonde Ransom as Reporter (uncredited)
Music in the Sky as Narrator

1944

Bordertown Trail as Officer
My Gal Loves Music as Announcer

1942

Reunion in France as Maitre d'hotel (uncredited)
Phantom Killer as District Attorney John W. Rogers

1941

Ziegfeld Girl as Ted (uncredited)
The Lady Eve as Party Guest (uncredited)
Gangs Inc. as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Popular Science J-0-4 as Self (Voice)
Popular Science J-0-6 as Self (Voice)
The Rookie Bear as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Parachute Battalion as Staff Officer
Play Girl as Jeweller (uncredited)
Popular Science J-0-5 as Self (Voice)

1940

Flight Command as Doctor
New Moon as First Mate
Adventures of Red Ryder as Harrison
Lucky Partners as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
I Take This Woman as Dr. Phelps (uncredited)
Popular Science J-0-1 as Self (Voice)
Popular Science J-0-3 as Self (Voice)
Popular Science J-0-2 as Self (Voice)
In Old Missouri as Businessman

1939

Land of Liberty as Narrator
Blondie Brings Up Baby as Radio Police Officer (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman as New York City Announcer

1938

Smashing the Rackets as News Broadcaster
Popular Science J-8-1 as Narrator
Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes as Narrator

1937

Little Hiawatha as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Review as Narrator
Popular Science J-7-1 as Narrator

1936

The Texas Rangers as announcer (uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Spendthrift as Radio Announcer
The Return of Jimmy Valentine as Radio Actor
Popular Science J-6-2 as Self (Voice)

1935

Page Miss Glory as Radio Show Announcer (uncredited)
Popular Science J-5-1 as Self (Voice)
Woman Wanted as Attorney (uncredited)
The Old Homestead as Radio Station Executive (uncredited)
The Last Wilderness as Narrator

1934

The 9th Guest as Voice of the Host (Uncredited)
Stand Up and Cheer! as President (voice)
The Band Plays On as Doctor Wilson
Art Trouble as Richard Burton
City of Wax as Narrator
Inyaah (Jungle Goddess) as Narrator
Mrs. Mortimer Jones Prepares "Dinner for Eight" as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wings Over Ethiopia as Narrator

1933

Hollywood on Parade No. A-8

1932

Igloo as Narrator (voice)
The Iceless Arctic as Narrator (voice)
Sea Spiders as Narrator (voice)

1931

Heroes of the Flames as Don Mitchell

1929

Lucky Boy as Mr. Trent

1928

Sailors' Wives as Warren Graves
The Adventurer as The Tornado

1927

Backstage as Frank Carroll
Too Many Crooks as Marshall Stone
The Woman on Trial as Julie's Lawyer
Stolen Pleasures as John Manning

1926

His Jazz Bride
The Love Toy as Prime Minister
A Woman of the Sea as The Novelist from the City
The Night Cry as Miguel Hernández
Oh! What a Nurse! as Clive Hunt
Exclusive Rights
Hell-Bent for Heaven
Sunshine of Paradise Alley as Glen Wathershoon

1925

Three Weeks in Paris as Duke Laporte
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted as Jerome Wallace
The Love Hour as Attorney
His Majesty, Bunker Bean as Bert Hollins
The Pleasure Buyers as Genne Cassenas

1921

If Women Only Knew as Professor Storey

1919

The End of the Game as Frank Miller
A Trick of Fate as Richard Crane
The Best Man as Jefferson Hathaway (as Alfred Whitman)

1918

Tongues of Flame as L'Eau Darmant
The Girl from Beyond as Geoffrey Hampden / George Hammond
The Wild Strain as Harold Burton
The Sea Flower as Truxton Darnley
The Home Trail as Tom Evans
Baree, Son of Kazan as Jim Carvel (as Alfred Whitman)
Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers as Ross Cavanaugh
A Gentleman's Agreement as Allen Spargo

1917

Sunlight's Last Raid as Jack Conway
Money Madness as Tom Williams (as Alfred Vosburgh)
Environment as Arnold Brice
Shackles of Truth as Luther Snaith
Princess of the Dark as Jack Rockwell (as Alfred Vosburgh)
The Serpent's Tooth as Sid Lennox

1916

Life's Harmony as Gordon Howard
Realization as Carl
The Code of Honor as Capt. Frank Marvin
Four Months as Billy Carrington
The Silken Spider as Rev. Lewis Dunston
Tangled Skeins as Randall Wellington
Enchantment as The Faun's Mate
The Gentle Conspiracy as Bob Fillmore
Her Father's Son as Lt. Richard Harkness
The Atonement as Dick Stanton
The Holly House as Rolin Henderson
The Counterfeit Earl as Ralph Collum
Jealousy's First Wife as Randolph Truax
The Quicksands of Deceit as Hugh Conway
The Road to Love as Karan (as Alfred Vosburgh)
The Little Troubadour as Frank Towne
Pastures Green as Bruce Blake
Professor Jeremy's Experiment as Thorpe Willis
The Touch on the Key as Jimmy Lorman

1913

The Pitfall as Jim Bell
The Sign of the Snake as Secondary Role